I once knew a girl from Addison, Illinois.
She had extremely curly hair.
A bright smile.
And big brown eyes that twinkled from her happiness.
She was the chubbiest of babies.
Born at 8 pounds!
However, she grew up.
Her eyes stopped twinkling.
Her hair stopped curling as much.
Her smile faded.
She lost so much weight.
Underweight, she was.
Oh how I wish to see that same child.
Born in Addison.
8 pounds.
With sparkling eyes.
How I wish to see myself
as a young, healthy child.
Nov 4, 2013
Nov 4, 2013 at 10:27 PM UTC
I once knew a girl from Addison, Illinois.
She had extremely curly hair.
A bright smile.
And big brown eyes that twinkled from her happiness.
She was the chubbiest of babies.
Born at 8 pounds!
However, she grew up.
Her eyes stopped twinkling.
Her hair stopped curling as much.
Her smile faded.
She lost so much weight.
Underweight, she was.
Oh how I wish to see that same child.
Born in Addison.
8 pounds.
With sparkling eyes.
How I wish to see myself
as a young, healthy child.
